While Matt’s AWAY AWAY hanging out on Maui with Maui I assume, Ethan and Ricardo talk about all the neat updates in the games they’ve been playing. Games a service sure is great!

We know you just came for the Disneyland talk tho right?

Games we played:

Ricardo: Monster Hunter World (Kulve Taroth update)

Ethan: Pokemon Go Daily Quest update, Hearthstone Witchwood

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Fortnite making some changes:

The perennially popular “Guided Missile” is being taken out of the game.

Meanwhile, players are waiting for one of the game’s locales to die…

YOU DIED (original release date of Nintendo Switch’s Dark Souls Port)

The National Federation of High Schools is launching Esports programs, but shooters will be excluded

Just weird; Bully Hunters organization shuts down after single live stream

Trailer trash:

PLAYLIST

Dream Match Tennis VR – Announce Trailer

I, Hope – Official Launch Trailer

World of Demons – Announcement Trailer

Light Fall – Official Release Trailer

Dusty Raging Fist – Official Launch Trailer

Kingdom Hearts III – Classic Kingdom Trailer

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Please respect.

Games we played:

Matt: Minit

Ricardo: Nothin’ new…

Ethan: ARK, MHW Spring Update, Cash Show

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

You now don’t have to tell everybody what you’re playing on Steam with new Privacy Settings.

In turn, Steam spy is dead

They streamed the Zuckerberg hearings on Twitch. It went how you’d expect.

Myst Anniversary Kickstarter has some pretty wild pledge rewards.

Welcome to 2016… Drake wants a Hotline Bling dance in Fortnite.

Trailer trash:

PLAYLIST

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption – Nintendo Switch Announcement Trailer

Flynn & Freckles – Official Launch Trailer

Worlds Adrift – Official Teaser Trailer

Die for Valhalla – Release Date Trailer

Super Daryl Deluxe – Launch Trailer

For the King – Official Release Trailer

Extinction – Official Launch Trailer

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Games we played:

Matt: Stellaris

Ricardo: Dragon Ball Fighterz (DLC Characters Bardock/Broly)

Ethan: EVE Valkyrie, ARK

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Goodbye Steam Machines, we hardly knew thee’.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War no more microtransactions. Maybe this will save it???

Chrono Trigger PC port, gimmie the SNES GRAPHICS.

Amazon’s Twitch-ready competitive brawler, Breakaway, is no more.

Layoffs hit Twitch mostly the esports part of it

Trailer trash:

PLAYLIST

All Scaled Up Reveal Trailer | Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy | Spyro the Dragon

Vampyr – Story Trailer | PS4

Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn – Date Announce Trailer | PS4  

State of Decay 2 Gameplay Trailer – PAX East 2018

Minit – Flipbook Launch Trailer | PS4

Catastronauts Official Announcement Trailer

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Games we played:

Matt: Another Sea of Thieves adventure

Ricardo: Monster Hunter World (Deviljho Update)

Ethan: MHW World, Gunpoint, Rust

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Seat of Thieves hits some rough water…

Crashes caused one crew to lose a record-setting haul of loot

Rare announces a “Death Cost,” then says it’s cancelled those plans due to player feedback

Quests are finally coming to Pokemon GO (along with Mew)

Can you watch a new live action Street Fighter tv show soon? SUUUURE-YOU-CAN!

It’s God’s plan to topple the biggest video game stream at some point

Here are the nominees for the World Video Game Hall of Fame 2018 class!

Trailer trash:

PLAYLIST

Deathgarden – Teaser Trailer

God Eater 3 – Announcement Trailer

Omensight – Official Narrative Trailer

The Path of Motus – Adolescence Trailer

LEGO The Incredibles – Announcement Trailer

Rogue Aces – Announcement Trailer

Little Dragons Cafe – Gameplay Trailer

Total War: Thrones of Britannia – Welsh Cinematic Trailer

Far Cry 5 – Launch Trailer

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Games we played:

Matt: Nothin!

Ricardo: Incredibox

Ethan: Into the Breach

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

“She asked me ‘do you love me?’/ I tell her only partly/ I only love my bits and my mods, I’m sorry…”

Twitch is expanding freebies to Prime members by giving them free PC games every month

Monster Hunter gets a big update in March to alleviate griefing, bring Deviljho into the fold

Toys R Us to officially close all stores in the United States

Trailer trash:

Playlist

SoulCalibur 6 – Geralt of Rivia Trailer

Surviving Mars – Official Launch Trailer

Tropico 6 – Official Gameplay Trailer

Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Teaser Trailer

Sea of Thieves – Gameplay Launch Trailer

Nintendo LABO – Toycon Garage

Sega Genesis Classics – PS4 & XBO trailer

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Games we played:

Matt: Into the Breach

Ricardo: More MHW and DBFZ

Ethan: Into the Breach

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

~NINTENDO DIRECT SEGMENT~

Monster Hunter World is now the best selling Capcom game of all time

Ubisoft instituting a “Player Code of Conduct” into Rainbow Six Siege with toxic behavior being grounds for ban

Uuuuuuh… Playdead is teaming with a sex toy manufacturer for it’s $300+ collector’s edition

Mario: Plumber once more?

No one could play Oculus for like 24 hours here’s $15 cause I’m sad

Fortnite Battle Royal on mobile! Is it a good idea, who knows but it’ll make money!

Trump meets with Video Game execs to shift blame off of real guns and onto fake guns, uses 90 seconds of YouTube clips of evidence, vs. you know, the real mass murders that happen regularly in this country

Trailer trash:

PLAYLIST

Warhammer Vermintide 2 – Official Launch Trailer

Tesla vs. Lovecraft – Official Launch Trailer

Jurassic World Alive – Official Trailer

Carrion – Teaser Trailer

Far Cry 5 – Season Pass Trailer

Necromunda: Underhive Wars – Teaser Trailer

Kirby Star Allies – Trailer 2

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Games we played:

Matt: Into the Breach

Ricardo: Dragon Ball FighterZ

Ethan: Monster Hunter: World

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

The ESRB creates a label to denote “in-game purchases”

Nintendo Switch institutes user reviews, then takes them away. Calls it a “trial.”

Crytek CEO steps down

System Shock Reboot is in turmoil

PS+ say goodbye to PS3 and PS Vita

Trailer trash:

Playlist

City of the Shroud – Release Window Announce Trailer

Deep Rock Galactic – Gameplay Trailer

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery – Gameplay Trailer

Warhammer Vermintide 2 – Gameplay Trailer

Ion Maiden – Announcement Trailer

Frantics – Official Gameplay Trailer

Brigitte Origin Story

Into the Breach Launch Trailer

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